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Antidepressants linked to tooth implant failure, new study finds
• Dental Health • Mar 10 16
Antidepressants, commonly used to treat anxiety, pain and other disorders, may play a role in dental implant failure, according to a new pilot study…
Predicting periodontitis at state and local levels in the United States
• Dental Health • Feb 05 16
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published an article titled “Predicting Periodontitis at State and Local Levels in the United…
Aural feedback for oral hygiene
• Dental Health • Dec 11 15
Researchers in Japan have discovered that how effectively we clean our teeth and how satisfied we are with the brushing job we do depends…
How to eliminate pain tied to tooth decay
• Dental Health • • Pain • Nov 17 15
Dual discoveries at USC propose a promising method to regrow nonliving hard tissue, lessening or even eliminating pain associated with tooth decay, which the…
Diamonds - a tooth’s best friend?
• Dental Health • Oct 21 15
Gold, silver and porcelain are among the many materials dentists can use to fix damaged teeth. Soon diamonds - at least tiny, microscopic ones…
An app twice a day keeps the dentist away
• Dental Health • Sep 03 15
Research published in the British Dental Journal shows that Brush DJ, an app designed to encourage youngsters to adopt and maintain an effective oral…
Memory-loss man case ‘like nothing we have ever seen before’
• Brain • • Dental Health • • Neurology • Jul 14 15
“One of our reasons for writing up this individual’s case was that we had never seen anything like this before in our assessment clinics,…
Toothbrush contamination in communal bathrooms
• Dental Health • Jun 02 15
Data confirms that there is transmission of fecal coliforms in communal bathrooms at Quinnipiac University and that toothbrushes can serve as a vector…
Natural plant chemicals could help fight tooth decay, study shows
• Dental Health • • Infections • May 20 15
Oral care products containing a natural chemical that stops bacteria harming teeth could help prevent decay, a study suggests.
The plant natural product acts…
Forsyth study details how gum disease treatment can prevent heart disease
• Dental Health • • Heart • Apr 14 15
A new study from the Forsyth Institute is helping to shed more light on the important connection between the mouth and heart. According to…
Effect of natural sweetener Xylitol in preventing tooth decay still unproven
• Dental Health • Mar 26 15
New research out today concludes that there is limited evidence to show that xylitol is effective in preventing dental cavities in children and adults.
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The link between hair disorders and susceptibility to dental caries
• Dental Health • • Hair Loss • Mar 14 15
Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Olivier Duverger, National Institutes of Health-National Institute of…
Root canals and breast cancer: The connection is clear
• Cancer: Breast • • Dental Health • Mar 14 15
I’ll begin this article by stating the obvious: I am not a dentist and I don’t pretend to be. However, I talk with women…
Environmental tobacco smoke is associated with periodontitis in US non-smokers
• Dental Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 13 15
Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, University of North Carolina at…
Graphene: A new tool for fighting cavities and gum disease?
• Dental Health • Mar 11 15
Dental diseases, which are caused by the overgrowth of certain bacteria in the mouth, are among the most common health problems in the world.…
Can a bacterial virus from Jerusalem sewage prevent root canal infections?
• Dental Health • • Infections • Feb 18 15
Every year, drug-resistant infections kill more than 50,000 people across Europe and the United States, and hundreds of thousands more around the world. According…
Widespread support for rapid HIV testing in dental surgeries - new study
• AIDS/HIV • • Dental Health • Jul 15 14
More than 80 per cent of oral health patients are willing to receive rapid HIV-testing in dental settings, which could help reduce the spread…
Treating gum disease improves vascular health in Indigenous Australians: Study
• Dental Health • Jun 26 14
A simple non-surgical gum disease treatment markedly reduces the thickness of the wall of the arteries, a risk factor for heart disease, according to…
Gum Disease Bacteria Selectively Disarm Immune System, Penn Study Finds
• Dental Health • • Immunology • Jun 12 14
The human body is comprised of roughly 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. In healthy people, these bacteria are typically harmless and…
Few children receive dental care before recommended age of 1 year
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • May 05 14
Less than one per cent of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and…
Breastfeeding past two years linked to infant tooth decay
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Mar 15 14
Breastfeeding is credited with a long list of benefits, but one downside of extended and intensive breastfeeding may be a higher risk of cavities…
Bacterium and fungus team up to cause virulent tooth decay in toddlers
• Dental Health • Mar 12 14
Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may…
Early detection helps manage a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication
• Dental Health • • Immunology • Mar 06 14
A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.-host disease, according to a study…
Nonsurgical treatment of periodontitis for persons with diabetes does not improve glycemic control
• Dental Health • • Diabetes • Dec 17 13
For persons with type 2 diabetes and chronic periodontitis, nonsurgical periodontal treatment did not result in improved glycemic control, according to a study appearing…
Hormone therapy could enhance the therapeutic effect of head and facial bone grafts
• Brain • • Dental Health • • Surgery • Nov 20 13
Bone grafts, which are used to treat head injuries and birth defects, still pose major medical challenges, but scientists are reporting progress toward a…